In the US, if you donate and later need a kidney yourself, they you will be put on the front of the transplant list. I believe it also applies if your family me

In the US, if you donate and later need a kidney yourself, they you will be put on the front of the transplant list. I believe it also applies if your family member needs a kidney also but I not certain. > If you donate at a transplant center that partners with the National Kidney Registry and for any reason, need a kidney after donation, you will be given priority for a living don https://www.kidney.org/transplantation/what-to-expect-after-donation https://www.kidney.org/transplantation/what-to-expect-after-... Also its common that family members cannot be a compatible donor. For example I'm type O blood and all my living family members were not type O or had other health issues that would disqualify them. And kidney transplant chains are another thing. Each recipient has a donor that is not a direct match but will donate to someone else when their recipient gets a match. And a non-directed donor usually starts off the chain. https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-treatments/k/kidney-transplant-surgery/types/chain-donation.html https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-treatments/k/kidney-t...